Characterization of serotype II polysaccharide antigen of group E streptococci using a monoclonal antibody

Microbiological Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-119

  Tomotake, Hiroyuki ^a   Yamato, Masayuki ^a   Hirota, Katsuhiko ^b   Ota, Fusao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group E streptococci; Monoclonal antibody; Polysaccharide antigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031194730     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(97)80001-8     Document Type: Article

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